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For over a hundred years, Felm’s premises were located in a historic building, where the personnel worked in their own offices along a maze of corridors over several floors. In 2016, a decision was made to move to new premises, where it would be easier to implement one of Felm’s core values: working together. Moving to new premises was an opportunity to transform the entire organisational culture. Therefore, the planning of the new premises was based on involving the entire personnel in the change.

Kalasatama Urban Lab, located in the REDI shopping centre, is a co-creation and event space initiated by the Smart Kalasatama project, which acts as a meeting place for companies, residents and the city’s industries. Designers Leena Raudaskoski and Anna-Mari Knuuti from design studio Yesper wanted to make Kalasatama Urban Lab a space which can be used independently and which adapts to a great variety of needs. Owing to Martela’s service model, the furnishing can now be modified to suit each situation.

EVRY is one of the largest IT services consultants in the Nordics, with more than 10,000 customers in the private and public sectors. EVRY is expanding rapidly and is currently refitting all offices in Sweden to create attractive work environments for its consultants and clients. The upgrade aligns with EVRY’s graphic profile and is inspired by the company’s Scandinavian origins.

The Montessori educational approach and environmental targets formed the main cornerstones for the construction of the school, and as a result, DMU selected Martela as its partner responsible for interior design and furniture planning. It was important for the customer to be able to use the open spaces flexibly for different activities. The Martela Lifecycle model has a lot of similarities with the Montessori educational approach as its aim is to create learning environments that focus on flexibility and take user needs into consideration.

The technology company Bittium decided to build a new head office in the Oulu technology park in Linnanmaa as it was in a situation that is typical for growth companies. The company had grown out of its existing premises and they no longer met the company’s business needs. Bittium wanted to plan and implement the new offices in close cooperation with its employees. Martela was in charge of planning and implementing the new head office and recycling the old furniture.

Posti needed pleasant and comfortable facilities for teamwork and project work. Kekkoslandia had to be modernised in terms of its technology, but Posti also wanted the area to reflect the company’s story and history.

“Martela and Enfo created together a thoughtful suggestions of interior design and furnishings that we felt was consistent with the Enfo’s way of working,” says Linda Liljewall, Office Manager at Enfo, Stockholm.

The Juteinikeskus school used the reverse tendering process and got a functional solution within its chosen budget. The following issues were highlighted in the tendering: the benefits for the children, achievement of pedagogic goals and new space requirements for a new type of learning environment.

PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PwC) built a new headquarters in Luxembourg for nearly 2,500 employees where values such as transparency, social commitment and sustainability are now more tangible than ever. In addition, PwC wanted to increase its attractiveness even more for the new generation of high potentials.

The working environment has a decisive role when it comes to comfort and work efficiency at workplaces. The same is true for schools regarding comfort and learning. Martela’s Inspiring School concept helps create learning environments that support learning. An example of a new type of classroom can be found at Martinkallio School in Espoo.

The whole project was started as a result of the CEO's desire to renew the company's working methods and to increase staff interaction and openness. The aim was to create an activity-based office with diverse spaces for working, meeting and concentration. The space plan needed to take into account ergonomics, brand and architecture, as well as the need for small conference rooms.

While working on the bank’s new office in Lindhagensgatan, Stockholm, Martela co-operated closely with the interior designers of Strategisk Arkitektur and the retailer Lindelöf to take the word ‘customized’ one step further. We used this opportunity to implement our Lifecycle model on a larger scale, making it possible for the building to gain the highest possible Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating – LEED Platinum.

The initiative of creation of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews came from the Polish Association of the Jewish Historical Institute and the investors are Capital City of Warsaw and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland. The mission of the Warsaw located Jewish Historical Institute is to spread knowledge about the heritage of the thousand years of Jewish presence on the Polish lands.

The World Design Capital Helsinki organisation has premises in Helsinki city centre at the Remander House from the year 1814. Martela's main objective was to create a bright and vibrant space with good communication facilities.

After many years at two addresses in Stockholm, Skolverket decided to move all its employees under the same roof. The move meant more open-office space – but the real challenge was how to create a modern office environment in a historical building with many restrictions.